Walkersville Lions edge toward title run with grit
The State 2A final saw Walkersville led by Andy Hood returning from a badly twisted ankle to play Great Mills at Joe Cannon Stadium. Hood provided emotional lift as Justin Newton limited the Lions to two runs in a 5 2 defeat while Alex Cardy drove in Walkersville’s first run. Senior leadership and overachieving play defined the team as Brisgone Currier and Lake supported the lineup despite injuries.
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Harmans
Andy Hood
Walkersville
Great Mills
Joe Cannon Stadium
Hood
South Hagerstown
Justin Newton
Newton
Mills
Susan Pardo
Andy
Paul Merrill
Lions
Brian Hiltbrand
Hiltbrand
Alex Cardy
Cardy
Merrill
MVAL
Joe Brisgone
Brisgone
Pat Currier
Tom Lake
Virginia Beach
Matt Doyle
Currier
Lake
Bill Green Zeender
Joe Cannon
County athletes shine at state meet in Westminster
Frederick County dominated the state track championships with 19 individual event champions led by Kathy Messner of Catoctin. Messner swept 1A long and triple jumps and set a 1A high jump record at 5 feet 9 inches, adding a 5-10 try before misses. The Thomas Johnson boys posted their best state finish despite a narrow 56-55 loss in the 1,500 meter relay, Middletown and Catoctin teams also earning runner-up finishes as other locals claimed multiple titles in 7A 116-meter highs, 1,600-meter runs, and 3,200-meter relays.
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Westminster - Catoctin
Kathy Messner
Frederick County
Westminster High School
Messner
Thomas Johnson
Richard Montgomery
Middletown
Atholton
Catoctin
Smithsburg
Leopards
Kathy
Steve Cree
Aes Steile Messener
Baker
Buddy Orndorff
Brett, Epibrey
Walkersville
Sean Alien
Urbana
Jennifer ‘Linkeuseidei
Jonathan Hayes
Exubrey
Allen
Chris
David Willis
Greg Smith
Linkous
Elizabeth Lowrie
Jennifer Badawski
Amy Bishop
Hayes Wor
Faiseach
Ryan Cavahey
Craig Samoviski
Erik Necciai
Orioles rally to bury Yankees in seven run seventh
Brady Anderson led a six run seventh inning comeback as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees 3-6. Anderson homered on Pettitte first pitch and doubled later to spark the rally while B J Surhoff collected three hits and three RBIs.
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New York Yankees
Brady Anderson
Baltimore Orioles
Anderson
Andy Pettitte
Yankees
Orioles
Baltimore
B.J. Surhoff
Pettitte
Surhoff
Graeme Lloyd
Keys
Dan Reed
Avalanche
Garrett Neubart
Reed
Light's 3-Run HR Sinks Keys In Salem Victory
Tal Light crushed a three run homer in the seventh to lift the Salem Avalanche to a 5-2 win over the Frederick Keys at Harry Grove Stadium setting up a 7:05 p.m. game with Salem at Frederick. The Keys drop to 30-21 as Lynchburg leads.
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New Haven
Tal Light
Salem Avalanche
Frederick Keys
Avalanche
Frederick
Harry Grove Stadium
Keys
Lynchburg
Salem
Rain Delays Indy 500 for Second Straight Day
Rain halted the Memorial Day Indy 500 amid a three car crash and a messy turn four incident. Arie Luyendyk and Tony Stewart led as Kenny Brack tangled with Affonso Giaffone, triggering a major pileup on the fourth turn. Robbie Groff stalled during a caution as fans and crews awaited a rescheduled run.
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Indianapolis
Arie Luyendyk
Tony Stewart
Kenny Brack
Affonso Giaffone
Stephen Gregoire
Indy
Robbie Groff
Mourning's 18 points help Heat avoid sweep in Chicago
Alonzo Mourning delivered 18 points and 14 rebounds to back his victory guarantee as the Miami Heat stunned the Chicago Bulls 87-80 to stave off a series sweep. Tim Hardaway added 25 points while Michael Jordan surged late but Chicago fell short as the Heat forced a Game 5 back in Chicago.
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Miami
Miami Heat
Michael Jordan
Chicago Bulls
Jordan
Alonzo Mourning
Tim Hardaway
Heat
Bulls
Chicago
Mourning
Scottie Pippen
Voshon Lenard
Dennis Rodman
Hardaway
Red Wings reach Cup finals with 4-2 win over Avalanche
Detroit seizes the Western Conference title 4-2 behind goals from Lapointe, Fedorov, and Shanahan to face the Philadelphia Flyers in the Stanley Cup Finals. Larionov set up Lapointe's winner as Detroit outshot Colorado 14-3 in the second period. Roy faced relentless pressure before Oregon?
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Detroit
Detroit Red Wings
Colorado Avalanche
Martin Lapointe
Sergei Fedorov
Brendan Shanahan
Red Wings
Philadelphia Flyers
New Jersey Devils
Scott Young
Avalanche
Joe Louis Arena
Patrick Roy
Lapointe
Igor Larionov
Larionov
Claude Lemieux
Lemieux
Colorado
Grimshaw klimbs to state title match in tennis
Thomas John son Grimshaw surged from district disappointment to become Frederick County's first to reach the MPSSAA boys singles final at Essex Community College. He defeated Nitin Deodhar 6-3 6-4 in the semis before losing 6-2 6-2 to Greg Zielinski.
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Thomas Johnson
Luke Grimshaw
Mpssaa
Grimshaw
Frederick County
Grishaw
Nitin Deodhar
Wootton
Essex
Dennis Dove
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Ade
Efrehy
Flyers
Roy
Sandis Ozolinsh
Grave Mike Vernon
John Cannon
Luee Grimshaw
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